

The Devil's Wheel
Typically of the heady days of early Soviet cinema, this is constructed according to the fast, sharp editing principles advocated by Eisenstein, complete with symbolic inserts; but in terms of subject matter, it's much less explicitly political than most movies emerging from Russia in the '20s. Chronicling a young sailor's descent into a murky, treacherous underworld of pimps and thieves, after having encountered a Louise Brooks lookalike at a fairground and missed his departing boat, it's a lively moral fable that delights in vivid visual effects and quirky characterisations. If the plot occasionally reveals gaping holes, and the tacked-on ending urging the clearance of the Leningrad slums seems to be rather gratuitous, there's enough going on to keep one attentive and amused.
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5.7/10
9 votes
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- soviet realism
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Release dates
RussiaRU
- Theatrical15 Mar 1926
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- When was The Devil's Wheel released?
- The Devil's Wheel was released on 15 March 1926.
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- What is the rating of The Devil's Wheel?
- The Devil's Wheel holds a 5.7/10 audience score from 9 votes.
- Who directed The Devil's Wheel?
- The Devil's Wheel (1926) was directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
- How long is The Devil's Wheel?
- The Devil's Wheel runs for 40m.












